'Osimhen deserves CAF Player of the Year Award' - Cameroon legend explains why Nigerian is top

Cameroon legend, Patrick Mboma has tipped Nigerian international, Victor Osimhen for the 2023 CAF Player of the Year Award.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) recently released the list of 30 nominees for the men’s categories for this year's awards, scheduled for December 11 in Marrakech, Morocco.

Among the favourites for the prestigious prize are Napoli striker Osimhen, Al-Nassr forward Sadio Mane, Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah, and Yassine Bounou of Al-Hilal.

Last season, Osimhen scored 26 league goals to lead Napoli to the Serie A title as the Partenopei won the Scudetto again after more than three decades, according to TransferMarkt.

The 24-year-old also won the league's Golden Boot as he smashed the record set by Liberian legend, George Weah to become the African with the most goals in the Italian top flight.

Ahead of the CAF Awards, the winner of the prize in the year 2000 - Mboma - has suggested that it would be difficult to fight Osimhen for the prize.

Mboma, who was in the stands for Nigeria's clash with Lesotho at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo this week, told Sports Brief: "Not only because he is a striker, but I think Osimhen has done a great job and his performances are of top level. It will be tough to fight against him. My favourite is Osimhen."